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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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